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Application of FAHP and Shannon Entropy in evaluating criteria significance in pipeline deterioration

International Construction Specialty Conference (5th : 2015 : Vancouver, B.C.); Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) are the most important element in water supply systems. According to the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), there are more than 112,000 kilometers of water mains in Canada and their replacement cost is estimated to be $34 billion. Another $12 billion is required to service the projected growth. It is important to assess the long-term condition of WDNs to find their respective rate of deterioration in order to prevent disastrous failures and/or sudden shutdowns. Due to the limited data about water mains, condition of pipeline should be estimated based on available data. Therefore, to predict the pipeline condition, importance of each factor should be known. This study aims to calculate the weight of importance of factors that affect deterioration of pipelines. For this purpose, Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Entropy Shannon are employed to prioritize the selected factors and calculate their relative weights based on their individual importance. Results show that pipe installation, age and material are the most effective parameters in modeling deterioration. These weights will be used in condition rating models to find the condition of pipelines based on their pipe characteristics, soil and water properties in order to estimate deterioration rate and expected remaining useful life.

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2015-11-27

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53725

Froese, T. M., Newton, L., Sadeghpour, F. & Vanier, D. J. (EDs.) (2015). Proceedings of ICSC15: The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 5th International/11th Construction Specialty Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. June 7-10.

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